Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

Clock This! - The Science of the Circadian Rhythm

The body clock goes under the Naked Scientists' spotlight this week. We unpick the mechanisms that enable human cells, plants and even bacteria to track the time of day and alter their activities accordingly, and we hear the evidence that night work makes you put on weight and boosts your diabetes risk. In the news, how cells grafted into the eye restore sight to blind mice, the three genes that can convert scar tissue back into beating cardiac muscle following a heart attack, and electrical stimulation that returns movement to limbs paralysed by spinal injury. And on the subject of the body... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Jaksot(1223)

Do Fish Fart?

Do Fish Fart?

From farting fish to the link between diet and cancer, Kat Arney and Chris Smith take on your questions with Matt Middleton, Giles Yeo and Eleanor Drinkwater... Like this podcast? Please help us by su...

8 Elo 201657min

The Science Too Hot To Handle

The Science Too Hot To Handle

The Olympics is finally upon us and from going for gold in the tropical Rio climate to boosting the efficiency of jet engines, our ability to cope in high temperatures could make the difference betwee...

1 Elo 201654min

Fuels Of The Future

Fuels Of The Future

This week we'll need you to fasten your seatbelts because we're taking a trip into the future of fuels. We're asking if biofuels are really that brilliant and finding out how one lab is attempting to ...

25 Heinä 201654min

A Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding

A Dog's Life: Intelligence and Inbreeding

The Naked Scientists bring you a 'ruff' guide to dogs! We chart the ancient origins of our favourite pets, examine how smart dogs could provide clues into human disease and explore the science behind ...

18 Heinä 201657min

Concrete Jungles

Concrete Jungles

The 11th of July was world population day and at current figures there are over 7.4 billion of us living on the planet. That number continues to grow and at the same time the proportion of people livi...

11 Heinä 201654min

Can toads predict earthquakes?

Can toads predict earthquakes?

This week, we're answering the science questions that you've been sending in, including: is the Earth's core cooling down, how do messages from space probes get back to Earth and why sleeping on your ...

4 Heinä 201652min

Science meets MasterChef!

Science meets MasterChef!

The Naked Scientists are hosting their very own dinner party, and the guests include a master distiller, a MasterChef finalist and a master of chocolate, all on hand to help reveal the science behind ...

27 Kesä 201657min

Autopsy: A Matter of Life and Death

Autopsy: A Matter of Life and Death

This week on the Naked Scientists, we observe a post-mortem. The patient was in his seventies but the coroner ordered an autopsy because the cause of death wasn't clear. Chris Smith observes pathologi...

20 Kesä 201656min

Suosittua kategoriassa Tiede

rss-mita-tulisi-tietaa
rss-poliisin-mieli
rss-lihavuudesta-podcast
rss-duodecim-lehti
utelias-mieli
tiedekulma-podcast
docemilia
rss-tervetta-skeptisyytta
mielipaivakirja
rss-ylistys-elaimille
koodikahvit
menologeja-tutkimusmatka-vaihdevuosiin
rss-ranskaa-raakana
rss-metsa
rss-luontopodi-samuel-glassar-tutkii-luonnon-ihmeita